Bill Belichick dedicated a portion of the New England Patriots’ Thursday morning meeting to a subject that had nothing to do with football.
With a winter storm set to hit the Foxboro, Mass., area late Thursday night and into Friday, it was time for the “snow speech,” in which Belichick reminded his players — especially those who are new to New England — that slick roads and unplowed driveways are not valid excuses for tardiness.
“You must have been in our meeting this morning,” defensive tackle Davon Godchaux said Thursday when asked about the forecast. “Just talking about getting ready for the snow.